Cimmeria

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Cimmeria is a group of islands in the strait between Hyperborea and Elwynn. It is currently a County in the Barony of Fórntida Kærleikalanden in the Duchy of Froyalan

Cimmeria has a long and convoluted history. It was originally created as an independent micronation by Ryan Caruso around 2001, later joined the Hegemony of Alexandros, and eventually ended up in Shireroth. Its early history in Shireroth is unclear, although both Ardashir Khan and Aurefiction Auraumbre were residents at one point.

Most of its cultural development comes from Unaimed Arrow, where it was cast in an unsympathetic light as a frozen swampland full of unfriendly people. It has also been mentioned that the island has a large Hyperborean minority population, although this theme has never been developed.

The Battle of Cimmeria, a fictionalized account of a real battle between Shireroth and foreign "hackers", took place there. The fictional Battle of Wolfraven, in which forces loyal to Kaiser Los II sunk the Yardistani battleship Inevitably Destructive In All Circumstances also took occurred in the island's capital.

More recently, the Khan of Vijayanagara has used Cimmeria to test weapons.